Jan 30 Watch Some W.Va. residents reluctant to trust water supply after spill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 30 Teaching kids to eat healthy in school and beyond By Larisa Epatko When Kirsten Tobey and Kristin Richmond met at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley, they found they had a shared interest in helping fill a need in schools. Continue reading
Jan 28 Medical study suggests little evidence that former athletes suffer neurological disease By Zachary Treu A study published this month in "Current Sports Medicine Reports" attempts to turn the current narrative about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) on its head. Continue reading
Jan 27 Want $3,000? Volunteer to get the flu By Sarah Corapi In the hopes of making a better flu vaccine, NIH scientists are purposely infecting dozens of volunteers with the influenza virus, The Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Jan 27 When good cholesterol goes bad By News Desk The battle of good vs. bad cholesterol might not be so simple anymore. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Start-ups, organizations take on America's food waste challenge By PBS News Hour According to the USDA, 30 to 40 percent of the food produced in America goes uneaten. Mona Iskander reports from West Virginia on how new businesses have emerged to help kitchens reduce food waste while turning a profit. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 9:03 In wealthy Orange County, a campaign to waste less to help feed hungry kids By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane Continue watching
Jan 24 Bird flu cases spike in China ahead of new year celebrations By Bridget Bowman There have been forty confirmed cases of bird flu in China this month, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. The WHO warned of a heightened danger of the virus spreading as Chinese New Year approaches. "Given the population movement… Continue reading
Jan 24 Top 10 places in the U.S. where children go hungry By Ellen Rolfes Seventeen million of the 50 million people in the U.S. living in food insecure households are children. These are the top 10 counties and metropolitan areas where food insecurity is most rampant for those under the age of 18. Continue reading
Jan 24 How stress, money woes contribute to the 'perfect storm' for weight gain By Jason Kane Research from the National Institutes of Health suggests there are few things that could warp a child's health more than "food insecurity."… Continue reading